sura he prays for, Zakāh [pl. zakawāt] Obligatory The sūra belongs to the Medinan period the resurrection of the body from the Abū '1-Qāsim Mahmūd (467/1075-538/1144) the .Qur'ān and Arabic scholar. Born in Persia, The Unveiler (al-Kashshāf). (See al-Baydāwī; Mu'tazila; al-Tabarī; Tafsīr.) as it : and is given, a son, Yahyā, despite his old age and his wife's barrenness. As a sign of the pending birth, Zakariyyā becomes dumb for a period of three days. Zakāt (Ar.) often transliterated alms tax which constitutes one of the five pillars of Islam.

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sura he prays for, Zakāh [pl. zakawāt] Obligatory The sūra belongs to the Medinan period the resurrection of the body from the Abū '1-Qāsim Mahmūd (467/1075-538/1144) the .Qur'ān and Arabic scholar. Born in Persia, The Unveiler (al-Kashshāf). (See al-Baydāwī; Mu'tazila; al-Tabarī; Tafsīr.) as it

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Zāwiya (Ar.) [pl. zawāyā] Literally, 'a corner'. In the technical terminology of tasawwuf (q.v.) the zāwiya has been defined as a small khānagāh (q.v.). However, the zāwiya was usually attached to a specific tarīqa (q.v.). In North African usage the zāwiya implied a small sūfī (q.v.) teaching mosque established over a saint's tomb. (See Ribāt; Tekkē.)

Zayd b. 'Alī See Zaydīs

Zayd b. Hāritha (died 8/630) Originally a slave of Khadīja bint Khuwaylid (q.v.), he was later freed and adopted by Muhammad. He was married to Zaynab (q.v.) bint Jahsh, and is mentioned in the Qur'ān in Sūrat al-Ahzāb (q.v.).